U2Bama's Dislikes

[kobayashi]

kobayashi's dislikes:
my biggest is when people beat a dead horse on a joke that wasn't that funny to begin with

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[Gina Marie]

Originally posted by U2Bama:
Considering that I could not even endure the 60-second commercials they used to show on televsion, I am certain that I would not enjoy an entire show. I guess it means I have no culture, but I have never enjoyed such performances.

Well, it certainly doesn't mean you 'have no culture'-but my addendum-Riverdance only post Michael Flatley-and NOT Lord Of The Dance or Feet Of Flames.

I cannot stand Flatley-an arrogant pompous fool imo who gives Irish people a bad name.

OK-that's my short rant on my 'dislike' for the day. And I confess-I didn't know what a couple of things on your list were-but I trust your judgment.

And you're quite welcome-I do so enjoy your Lettermanesque sense of humor.

 

[U2Bama]

Gina Marie:

your response regarding someone named Flatly and his dances further distances me from the whole Irish dancing movement; please bear in mind that I never even saw any of the "Breakin'" movies about breakdancing movies in the 1980s.

Originally posted by Achtung_Bebe:
(since I work at CC's Coffee Shop)

My plan is working.

~U2Alabama

 

[christiana]

My dislikes:
1. People who don't know when to stop.
2. Annoying X-rated 'music' video.
3. Impolite people.
4. Any food which is hot and sour.
5. Noisy people in the library.
6. Telephone rings.
7. Pretentious people.

 

[brettig]

Originally posted by FizzingWhizzbees:
Oh look, it's the most boring man in football.

Not a Newcastle fan then, brettig?

nah i am...and theyre top!!!!!!!!

boring?

 

[U2Bama]

Originally posted by christiana:
My dislikes:
4. Any food which is hot and sour.

Does this include "hot & sour soup"? I see you are from Hong Kong, and the Chinese restaurants here serve a wonderous concoction of hot & sour soup. Surely you don't dislike it?

~U2Alabama

 

[melon]

Originally posted by Anthony:
T)Effeminate males - no, its not a homophobic thing, I just think men should act like men, and I can't stand the 'camp' act that some homosexual people do.

Don't worry about it. I'm gay and I can't stand the whole "camp" act either. It kinda scares me, and, most certainly, I don't find it attractive.

Melon

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"He had lived through an age when men and women with energy and ruthlessness but without much ability or persistence excelled. And even though most of them had gone under, their ignorance had confused Roy, making him wonder whether the things he had striven to learn, and thought of as 'culture,' were irrelevant. Everything was supposed to be the same: commercials, Beethoven's late quartets, pop records, shopfronts, Freud, multi-coloured hair. Greatness, comparison, value, depth: gone, gone, gone. Anything could give some pleasure; he saw that. But not everything provided the sustenance of a deeper understanding." - Hanif Kureishi, Love in a Blue Time

 

[melon]

My dislikes, in no particular order:

1) Legislated homophobia
2) Stereotypes
3) Social conservatism
4) Faith-based initiatives
5) Infomercials/Advertisements
6) Pay TV
7) Windows XP's activation / .net initiatives
8) Copy protection
9) Gospel music
10) Ronald Reagan
11) Pat Robertson
12) Jerry Falwell
13) Calvinist Protestantism and all derivatives
14) The Vatican
15) Traditions
16) Republicans
17) Fads
18) Rap/R&B music
19) Televised sports
20) Educational/Social disparities
21) Laissez-faire capitalism
22) Ignorance

Melon

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"He had lived through an age when men and women with energy and ruthlessness but without much ability or persistence excelled. And even though most of them had gone under, their ignorance had confused Roy, making him wonder whether the things he had striven to learn, and thought of as 'culture,' were irrelevant. Everything was supposed to be the same: commercials, Beethoven's late quartets, pop records, shopfronts, Freud, multi-coloured hair. Greatness, comparison, value, depth: gone, gone, gone. Anything could give some pleasure; he saw that. But not everything provided the sustenance of a deeper understanding." - Hanif Kureishi, Love in a Blue Time

 

[kobayashi]

Originally posted by Anthony:
T)Effeminate males - no, its not a homophobic thing, I just think men should act like men, and I can't stand the 'camp' act that some homosexual people do.Ant.

how do you know it's an act?

 

[doctorwho]

OOH! My turn! But I will only list 10 dislikes.

1. Accordion music. My grandfather used to play it and he was good at it. But, God bless his soul, I couldn't stand that noise.
2. Polka Music. I'm Polish and Czech - so this is almost sacrilegious - but this is more noise I could never tolerate.
3. Radiohead. Speaking of noise... I liked "Bends" - but after that, Radiohead became VERY uninteresting. I'd rather listen to N'Sync and Britney than them. Yes, you read right - I'd prefer trashy pop music over the overblown, bloated sounds of Radiohead. I feel they are one of the most over-rated trash bands ever.
4. Billy Corgan's voice. Unlike Radiohead, I actually liked the Smashing Pumpkins' music and lyrics. However, Corgan's nasally, whiney voice irritated my ears. I could have adored the Pumpkins if Corgan just didn't sing.
5. The Bush family. I didn't like the first George Bush and I don't like the second. Yes, the second is doing a decent job given today's world events, but that's because he has good speech writers and good cabinet members - perhaps the only wise thing he ever really did. And don't get me started on Jeb.
6. Any mention of U2 "selling-out." This all started during the AB era. Now tell me, after a band sells over 20 million albums (with JT and R&H), why on earth would this band then "sell-out" on AB? If U2 were to even approach "selling-out," it would be to make another JT. That said, even if U2 made another JT, is even that "selling-out?" After all, that is their sound! While the album wouldn't be as original, can anyone call U2 "sell-outs" for basically sounding like themselves? However, U2 didn't make another JT, they made AB, which, much like JT, sounded like nothing else out there at the time. Yet, from that moment on, moronic music fans have been declaring U2 as "sell-outs," and this ticks me off big time.
7. Calling ANY musician a "sell-out." I dislike this term "sell-out" so much that I will never use it again - even if I feel it is true. That's because I feel most people do not know when or how to use this term. For example, some people like a band, but if that band becomes a success, suddenly that band has "sold-out." Others dislike a band's new album, so they declare the band as "sell-outs." The world is full of morons, I guess.
8. The attitude of most Bostonians at first. Native Bostonians are very cold people. I've lived here for 4.5 years and have really just started breaking through the shell of some Bostonians. I've also seen people who moved here suddenly acquiring this "cold shell" after being here a while. Formerly warm and welcoming people, become very distrusting of new people. I will admit, once one breaks through this shell, Bostonians are amongst the loyalist of friends. It's just that it takes sometimes years to get through that shell. Coming from the mid-west, where I was able to strike up a conversation with anyone and had friends galore (and still do - every time I visit the MidWest), I am still in culture shock over the attitude in the general Boston area.
9. Discussions on Bono's voice. O.K., even I admit Bono's voice isn't as powerful as it once was. But really - listen to this man. Early on, Bono was a horrible signer, so much so that the Edge even wanted to fire him as the singer! As the years passed, Bono learned to sing, with evidence of this first appearing in the studio with UF. JT and R&H showcase Bono's vocal talents. However, even back then, Bono's vocals would suffer on a given night in concert (notice his voice cracking during the "woo-hoos" in "Bad" on R&H). Add 14 years onto this, and it's easy to see how his vocals might not be as strong. However, ATYCLB contains the strongest Bono vocals I've heard in over a decade. And while Bono struggled through the PopMart Tour, he sounded outstanding during the Elevation Tour, often extending notes and really proving to me how great of a singer he really is. Did Bono have off nights during the Elevatin Tour? You bet - but we all have off days. To attack a man for an off night is ludicrous. Bono's vocals are the reason I became interested in U2 and they are the reason I have remained a fan to this day. So stop it with the vocal slamming - I don't buy it at all.
10. Dalmatian hair. I love my dalmatian Alex. My world would not be the same without him. However, as much as I adore him, those little black and white hairs are EVERYWHERE! I never knew a short-haired dog would shed so much - yet I think he sheds his entire coat of hair everyday! My vacuum cleaner routinely contains 99% dog hair. UGH!
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[KhanadaRhodes]

my dislikes, in no particular order: (this is kinda fun!)

disclaimer: don't agree with me? go ahead, flame me. i *dare* you. these are my opinions and if you don't agree, sod off.

1. mushrooms
2. bacon
3. dd bashings ... some people who frequent the chat and perhaps the forums, have made it a point to go out of their way to tell me how much they suck, knowing they're my favourite band. really, this is immature and quite stupid. instead of always doing this, let me tell you what else i find offensive so you can find other ways to hurt my feelings.
4. the word hate. i really don't hate anything, and if i say the word hate, it's a slip of the tongue after being brought up to use the word. it's pointless, really.
5. abscence of the letter u ... why did americans get rid of this, anyway?

6. people talking about others behind their back ... if i do it, i'm being sarcastic.
7. close-mindedness (??) ... eww.
8. negligence of the words "braf" and "pint." everyone should use these words.
9. people who don't understand my sarcasm.
10. PINK! (the colour, not the singer)

das ist alles...

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when you stop taking chances, you'll stay where you sit. you won't live any longer, but it'll feel like it.
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[babble]

1)When my foot falls asleep
2)When I'm at dinner and someone asks me a question just as I've put a fork-full of food in my mouth
3)Prententious snobs
4)The war between conservatives and liberals.
5)Driving through Nashville.
6)Seafood-except fish if it is cooked properly (ironically, I've always lived near the ocean).
7)boxing and pro-wrestling
8)well...sports in general, just for the fact that too many people take it way too seriously.
9)PMS
10)rudeness
11)Dillard's
12)driving
13)my Junior High years-I don't know how I made it through
14)cliques
15)ochre
16)Alligators. I'm always having nightmares about them. Also,I had alligator tail once and I didn't really care for it. It had a kind of chewy texture. bleeech!
17)When people use public swimming areas as restrooms
18)roaches
19)spiders (except for the fact that they eat roaches)
20)when people are sarcastic all the time. A little now and then is fine but generally sarcasm is a cheap and hurtful way at getting a laugh at someone else's expense. It works on sitcoms (cause t.v. people don't have feelings unless it's in the script), but in real life it's just not that funny.
21)shyness
22)puking
23)Theraflu
24)man-bashing (and I'm a woman)
25)mayonnaise
26)excessively greasy food
27)cursing

 

[Discoteque]

so i guess i won't tell ya that i'm eating some veggies right now after having sushi with a friend earlier tonight!

I'm with you, pubcraler sushi (made right) and the whole experience is awesome...we seem to be on same wavelength for coffee as well...here's a few of my UNfavorite things:

1. boy bands, girl groups, pop sensations ? AMEN!
2. Dallas drivers ? some of the worst
3. People that insist on driving thru my neighborhood with their thumping stereos at FULL BLAST
4. Giant SUVs all over the place, who think they own the roads (is there a theme here?)
5. communism (in theory and in practice)
6. ANY sports to the Xtreme
7. Hillary in 2004!!! GAAAHHH!!!
8. "Wild Honey" and "Sweetest Thing"
9. Al Qaeda and anyone who agrees with them
10. Dallas summers
11. Technology that continues to outpace my knowledge and my wallet

Originally posted by pub crawler:
I love sushi. Actually, the whole sushi bar experience with friends is great. Coffee rules -- espresso and french roast, anyway.

 

[Achtung_Bebe]

Originally posted by U2Bama:
Because I was there, and I do not like hot sweet drinks.

I have to comment on your dislike for coffee/cappuccino/etc. (since I work at CC's Coffee Shop)

Firstly, cappuccino is a hot drink, yes, but I would not call it sweet, since it consists of only espresso shots topped with steamed milk and froth half-way up the mug. You can ruin it by adding sugar, however. You would definately want to stay away from the Cafe Mocha... this has espresso, chocolate, steamed milk and whipped cream on top. Perhaps you would like the Latte, it's like a cappucinno but with much less froth.

If you simply dislike the taste of coffee altogether, well there may be little hope for you in the wonderful world of espresso drinks. But I would like to witness a conversion here...

I will wholeheartedly agree with you on the subject of the jalepeno christmas lights... what's the point of them? we all know we're in the south... we don't need this seasonal reminder

I do enjoy jalepenos, however... especially on my subway 6 inch veggie subs.

 

[bono-vox]

Things I dislike

1. People who insist on making fun of U2

2. Those who judge others

3. Biggots

4. Tidying my bedroom, but if it's another room I don't mind

5. Revising for school/ Exams

6. R 'n' B music

7. Oh yeah the cd's that skip and any VHS recorder that eats videos *bah @ my tape palyer that gobbled up my videos*

8. Junk mail/ Chain mail

9. Yahoo messanger

10. School

Thats about it really

 

[CannibalisticArtist]

-people riding the bus late at night

-university AKA big business

-long flights

-getting stuck in a basement for 7 months with limited food, water, electricity and constant shockwaves.

-BET channel

-people who believe their opinions are solid facts and cannot be changed.

-people who think they know right and wrong, and think they never change.

-racism, nationalism, religionetc - they all segregate human beings but in different ways.

-hunting for recreation

-cruelty to animals

-the film 'the matrix'

 

[foray]

christiana How can you be Chinese and not like hot and sour?!

Hot and sour is the only way to go, xiao-jie! This is why I love Malaysia! We're so close to Tom Yum Soup Heaven aka Thailand! Malaysian curries are the best, best are the ones with green chillies in them. I go all over the state hunting for the best Tom Yum Soup. My favourite is the seafood one where there are fat juicy prawns in them + lemon grass + tm yum paste + spring onions + fish pieces + mee hoon (thin noodles) + red chillis + white mushrooms (mm!). We also have Nyonya (which is a race of mixed Malay + Chinese folks) dishes here, the best being Asam Laksa from Penang Island and I tell you, this stuff is heaven in a bowl! It has shredded fish, mint leaves, asam (sour curry paste), lemon grass and other stuff.

Babbling. I'm babbling.

foraycious

 

[christiana]

foraycious, you're making me hungry!!!!

My mom said I'm weird on this. I always tell others that I dislike hot and sour food(and many other), but when the dishes are placed in front of me, I can't help but drooling!!

Okay, maybe I don't dislike hot and sour then...

 

[Anthony]

Originally posted by kobayashi:
how do you know it's an act?

Well, if I had to answer that I would say because I don't think they acted like girls when they were small, did they? I don't think effeminism is something that is natural, oh sure - you might be born more sensitive or not like sports or whatever, but that isn't the 'camp' act. And when I mean 'act, I don't go by the usual convention of the word, which is acting - those who do it do because they're comfortable with it and have made it their style of doing things; it becomes a part of them. However, that does not imply that it was ALWAYS a part of them, and I believe that it isn't.

Ant/

 

[speedracer]

Originally posted by Discoteque:

4. Giant SUVs all over the place, who think they own the roads (is there a theme here?)

Even worse is people in the city who drive SUVs.

11. Technology that continues to outpace my knowledge and my wallet

As long as technology continues to outpace usefulness, that's not a problem.

 

[U2Bama]

Originally posted by Discoteque:
so i guess i won't tell ya that i'm eating some veggies right now

No, veggies in and of themselves are okay, just not the "steamed" variety. But you are right on target with most of your other dislikes; I do drive an SUV, though not a "giant" suv.

~U2Alabama

 

[unforgettableFOXfire]

In finding out that tihs was a ligitimate thread and not some clever name... I didnt bother to read over everyones entrys, so i appologize for potential overlap. List of things I hate.

- superficiality, unless its a wound, in which case Id much rather a long superficial scratch then being horribly gouged to death

- on that note, injuries of any kind, unless they happen in a humourous fashion

- heights, suspension bridges, tall buildings that creak, elevators that creak, escalators, helicopters with no doors, window replacement, cold winds, wind chill, cold hands (you all know what i mean!).... new subheading time i guess

- people who neither shower nor wear deodorant in public on a semi-frenquent basis

- people who leave less than 1/5th of a glass worth of milk in the bottom of the pitcher; there is a fine art to leaving it so its heavy enough to feel like it doesnt need to have the bag replaced and still leave less than 3/4s of a glass of milk, and then just utter failure in leaving it empty but not bothering to replace it, either get your ass in gear and replace it or figure out that ammount, but dont cop out and be lazy wihtout doing either... geezuz

- having colds, blowing your nose so much its all raw and hurty... And having watery eyes to the point it makes it look like youre going to cry...

- people who call bono, bone-oh and claim to be U2 fans... pretty much anyone whos a poser

- conformity

- when people say "brb" on an instant messanger service and then dont come back, and feel no remorse of it either. Also, when people say Ill call you at such and such a time on this day, and then they dont, and you waste your sorryass time waiting and they dont bother.

- conduct unbecoming a (insert position here)

- team sex... or lack thereof

- overprotectiveness

- not so much capitalism, as capitalistic bastards who dont give a shit about the world or anyone but themselves

- arrogance, only if its not me lol

- misappropriation of funds or otherwise

- squealers

- people who walk in the hall, and stop making an unpassable barricade, people who speed up to pass you on the highway and then slow down... people that pass you on the highway when youre already going 15 clicks over the limit, and theyre quickly over the horizon.

- drinking for the sake of inebriation, wherein you cause physical injury to others or destroy property of others

- when I ramble on incessantly and noone seems to care

- bi- anything but lingual and cycle

- depression...

- people who ask too many questions

- people in general

- people who call me anti-social, im not anti-social, im anti-idiot. Actually Im avoidant, not anti-social, but still, shut up.

Blargh, GAO, and curses upon all who stand in my way.

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[U2Bama]

Originally posted by ~unforgettableFOXfire~:
In finding out that tihs was a ligitimate thread and not some clever name...

I can see where you would have suspected that, what with it coming from me.

 

[Diamond The U2 Patriot]

Bama
Sicy-
I love you both.

Kisses-
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[speedracer]

Originally posted by ~unforgettableFOXfire~:

- on that note, injuries of any kind, unless they happen in a humourous fashion

Eh...that guy who tried to tip a Coke out of a Coke machine and got killed got what he deserved.

- people who neither shower nor wear deodorant in public on a semi-frenquent basis

I don't particularly care to see people shower in public, unless they're female and shapely.

- people who walk in the hall, and stop making an unpassable barricade, people who speed up to pass you on the highway and then slow down... people that pass you on the highway when youre already going 15 clicks over the limit, and theyre quickly over the horizon.

Especially people who stand in doorways.

- bi- anything but lingual and cycle

Bisexual? Bipolar? Binoculars? Binaural? Bile?

 

[popkidu2]

Originally posted by doctorwho:
OOH! My turn! But I will only list 10 dislikes.

[*] The attitude of most Bostonians at first. Native Bostonians are very cold people. I've lived here for 4.5 years and have really just started breaking through the shell of some Bostonians. I've also seen people who moved here suddenly acquiring this "cold shell" after being here a while. Formerly warm and welcoming people, become very distrusting of new people. I will admit, once one breaks through this shell, Bostonians are amongst the loyalist of friends. It's just that it takes sometimes years to get through that shell. Coming from the mid-west, where I was able to strike up a conversation with anyone and had friends galore (and still do - every time I visit the MidWest), I am still in culture shock over the attitude in the general Boston area.

*sigh*

I thought we had this conversation already Dr. Who.

*shakes head*

Poor midwesterners. You guys really are lost

It's called New England Reserve. We're a quiet folk. Think of us as all having a Larry Mullen Jr. complex. We're not gonna open up to ya at first and trust ya, but once we get to know you, hell, not only can you stay at our house whenever you want, we'll give you our bed (adapted from Flannagans book...every poet is a thief).

I lived in the Midwest for six years and the truth needs to be told right now...it's flat, it's boring, and the people are all wierd

 

[zonelistener]

Originally posted by popkidu2:
I lived in the Midwest for six years and the truth needs to be told right now...it's flat, it's boring, and the people are all wierd

Flat - yes
People wierd - you can call it that, but the same thing could be said about anyone.
boring - sometimes, but the people are weird, and that keeps it interesting!

Anyway, if anyone should know about boring places, it would be someone living in Lee, NH!

 

[spinninghead77]

I hate:
-All Seafood
-Coffee
-Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, Etc.
-Tragically Hip Fans
-Radiohead, and Smashing Pumpkins
-The sound of my alarm going off
-Rude Retail Employee's
-Rich people who think that the more money you have, the better a person you are
-Ignorant People
-People who wear hats to the movies
-That actress's are all under 110 lbs now
-People that wear socks with sandals
-People who forget how a 'four way stop' works when they are at one
-People who are always late
-Badly maintained roads that cause my cd's to skip
-People that call Bono, Bon-oh
-People who argue over the Mullet, and POP Bono, when they should just all agree that he is dead sexy
-People who make fun of Bono, without giving him any respect for all the work that he has done for others
-That Bono is happily married to an incredible woman, and that he doesn't live closer to me
-People who are pro-war but aren't willing to go fight, or have their relative's go fight
-People who put other's down for no reason
-That Robert Downey Jr. left Ally Mcbeal
-That aids is still such a big problem
-That there isn't a cure for cancer yet
-That many countries have thousands of people dying every year because they don't have enough food to eat
-That those countries are having to worry about the intrest on their debt instead of worrying about food, etc.
-That some countries still have capital punishment for crimes as low as shoplifting
-That racism still exists
-That many people don't think before talking
-That there is calories, and fat grams in chocolate

Go ahead and flame me!! I'm in the mood for an argument!!

 

[HeartlandGirl]

Originally posted by U2Bama:

20. Terry Bowden

Oh my gentle Jesus...U2Bama and HeartlandGirl actually agree on something...better yet, it's football related!

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U2 @ The Blooming Heart

 

[U2Bama]

Originally posted by HeartlandGirl:
Oh my gentle Jesus...U2Bama and HeartlandGirl actually agree on something...better yet, it's football related!

Enjoy it while it lasts...September 7, 2002 will be here before you know it.